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The Media Research Center released a study in 2008 reporting pro-atheism bias by major press outlets in the [[United States]].<ref name=mrc>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTxORumTarg "Smoking gun proof that there is an atheist media bias"] (July 17, 2008).  YouTube video, 2:56, posted by Atheism Sucks!</ref>  The study found that 80% of mainstream media coverage of atheism was positive and that 71% of Christian-themed stories had an atheist counterpoint or were written from an atheist perspective.<ref name=mrc/>  The study is not surprising given the [[Liberal bias|liberal bias that commonly exists in the major media outlets]].

The Media Research Center released a study in 2008 reporting pro-atheism bias by major press outlets in the [[United States]].<ref name=mrc>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTxORumTarg "Smoking gun proof that there is an atheist media bias"] (July 17, 2008).  YouTube video, 2:56, posted by Atheism Sucks!</ref>  The study found that 80% of mainstream media coverage of atheism was positive and that 71% of Christian-themed stories had an atheist counterpoint or were written from an atheist perspective.<ref name=mrc/>  The study is not surprising given the [[Liberal bias|liberal bias that commonly exists in the major media outlets]].

Post 2011, due to the [[New Atheism#Decline of New Atheism||decline of the New Atheism movement]] and other various event/trends, there has been significantly less news stories about atheism.  

 

 

Post 2011, due to the [[New Atheism#Decline of New Atheism|decline of the New Atheism movement]] and other various event/trends, there has been significantly less news stories about atheism (see: [[Atheism and the media#Post 2011 drop in the volume of news stories|Drop in news stories about atheism]]).  

=== Atheism and public relations ===

=== Atheism and public relations ===